Post-Disaster Reconstruction

by Clarke, Matthew; Fanany, Ismet; Kenny, Sue

• ISBN13: 9781844078790
• ISBN10: 1844078795
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-23
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

On Sunday 26 December 2004, a tsunami of up to 30 metres high hit the northern tip of Sumatera in Indonesia, causing immediate destruction and the deaths of at least 130,000 in Indonesia alone. The scale of the devastation and ensuing human suffering prompted the biggest response endeavour to any natural disaster in history.Post-Disaster Reconstruction will be the first major book that analyses the different perspectives and experiences of the enormous post-tsunami reconstruction effort. It looks specifically at the reconstruction efforts in Aceh, one of the regions most heavily-hit by the tsunami and a province that has until recently suffered nearly three decades of armed conflict. Positioning the reconstruction efforts within Aceh's multi-layered historical, cultural, socio-political and religious contexts, the authors explore diverse experiences and assessments of the reconstruction. It considers the importance of the political and religious settings of the reconstruction, the roles of communities and local non-government organisations and the challenges faced by Indonesian and international agencies. From the in-depth examination of this important case study of disaster reconstruction - significant not only because of the huge scale of the natural disaster and response but also the post-conflict issues - the editors draw together the lessons learned for the future of Aceh and make general recommendations for post-disaster and post-conflict reconstruction-making.

Author Biography

Matthew Clarke is the Course Director of the postgraduate International and Community Development program at Deakin University, Australia. Ismet Fanany lectures in Indonesian language and culture at Deakin University, Australia. Sue Kenny is the Director of the Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights at Deakin University, Australia.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
List of Acronyms	p. xvii
Introduction
Deconstructing Aceh's Reconstruction	p. 3
The Context of Reconstruction
The Role of Islamic Law (Sharia) in Post-Tsunami Reconstruction	p. 29
Political Reconstruction in Aceh	p. 61
Reconstruction through Participatory Practice?	p. 79
Case Studies
Towards a Model of Constructive Interaction between Aid Donors and Recipients in a Disaster Context: The Case of Lampuuk	p. 107
Village Government in Aceh, Three Years after the Tsunami	p. 126
The Voices of International NGO Staff	p. 155
The Role and Experiences of Badan Rehabilitasi dan Rekonstuksi (BRR)	p. 186
Remaking Neighbourhoods in Banda Aceh: Post-tsunami Reconstruction of Everyday Life	p. 210
Conclusion
Lessons from Aceh	p. 227
Afterword-Reconstructing the Invisible Landscape	p. 235
Index	p. 251
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